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June 16, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R H Huhtala Construction · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE IN REPORTING TO HIS BOSS A NEED FOR TESTING SUPPLIES STUMBLED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WHILE CROSSING UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A BRACKET THAT HOLDS A GUARD IN PLACE THERE BY CUTTING HIS HEAD THE CUT WAS DEEP ENOUGH TO REQUIRE STITCHES HOWEVER HE WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK BUT OUR SHIFT HAD ENDED

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